Friday, July 10, 2015

Update - 7/10/15 - So, I'm reposting this as a blog so it comes up in the newest feed. I will do that for every month and highlight the books I've finished.

I took what seems to be the entire month of June off. I think I read one book. Wow. I have some catching up to do for sure!! :)

So, one of my co-workers who is also a Pinterest user found this 2015 Reading Challenge.

It looks like the list originates from PopSugar, which is a website I love for their fitness tips and articles.

I'm compiling my list of books now, so that way I don't need to wait to transition from book to book. I feel pretty good. I might only be able to have a good run for the Spring, because I'm hoping to start at my University for the summer at least, if not the fall. This will be updated periodically, as I find more books to add to the list. I'll also be striking through what I have read.

A book your mom loves (except my mom doesn't read so in going to read a book my husband loves)

A book that scares you

The End of Alice, A.M. Holmes

A book more than 100 years old

At the Pulpits of Wittenberg, Martin Luther (NOT MLKJr.)

A book based entirely on its cover

A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

A book you can finish in 1 day

Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak

A book with antonyms in the title

Death: A Life, George Pendle

A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit

A book that came out the year you were born

Misery, Stephen King, 1987 1-28-15

A book with bad reviews

A trilogy

Matched, Ally Condie 3-3-15

Crossed, Ally Condie 3-6-15

Reached, Ally Condie

A book from your childhood

Hatchet, Gary Paulsen

A book with a love triangle

Mr. Fox, Helen Oyeyemi 4-21-15

A book set in the future

Allegiant, Veronica Roth

A book set in high school

Bully, Penelope Douglas

A book with a color in the title

The White Queen, Philippa Gregory

A book that made/will make you cry

By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead, Julie Ann Peters 1-31-15

A book with magic

The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger

A graphic novel

Vampire Academy Graphic Novel Series, Leigh Dragoon 7/10/15

A book by an author you've never read before

Drawing Dead, Bennett Shelfer (I've met the author but never read his book!)

A book you own but have never read

Unlimited, Jillian Michaels

A book that takes place in your hometown

Sworn Jury, John D. Mills

A book that was originally written in a different language

The Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko

A book set during Christmas

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

A book written by an author with your same initials

The Fault in Our Stars, John Green

A play

Doubt, John Patrick Shanley

A banned book

Of Mice and Men, Gary Steinbeck

A book based on, or turned into a TV show

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

A book you started but never finished

The Autobiography of Henry VIII, Margaret George

If you love reading, this list is a challenge. I had a hard time finding books written by authors with my same initial, and finding books set in my hometown. What I look forward to most is finding some new authors to love, instead of sticking to my old reliables!